"What’s the best example of a victimless crime?"
I'm probably guilty of everything we're about to talk about.
GO!
Yelling The Goldbergs GIF by ABC NetworkGiphy"Eh... I jaywalk and don’t care. As long as no cars are coming I just go."
IHateMath14
Get a Handbook
"Piracy of Adobe Photoshop and other Adobe products."
"I've read that Adobe just allows it to happen, because it means that the young generation of designers and creatives get trained on the software as kids/students, and then when they're at work in the real world the companies that actually have to pay for whatever they use have to buy it, because Adobe products are what people are familiar with."
Just Us
"Prostitution."
"If two adults want to have sex it's 100% fine. But if two adults want to have sex for money it's 100% illegal. It's just a moral thing not a logical thing. Think of all the tax money they could get from it."
Prestigious_Water336
When in Michigan
"Up until a few years ago it was illegal in Michigan to leave your car idling and unoccupied, even on private property. The law was in place to discourage auto theft. But practically everyone does it on winter mornings to warm up their cars. I'd never heard of it being enforced until a few years back when a guy got ticketed for having his car running in his own driveway. Most people were surprised to find out that there was even a law about it. It was repealed soon after."
President_Calhoun
Nonsense
Hungry Full House GIFGiphy"Apparently saving food that was going to be thrown away. Feeding the homeless."
A_Bowler_Hat
How is it a crime to feed needy people? Insane.
Potentials
Tell Me More Jeff Goldblum GIF by National Geographic ChannelGiphy"Pretty much breaking any laws that are meant to prevent injury or harm. i.e. not wearing a seatbelt. speeding, jaywalking, carrying a firearm in public etc. The are only potential victims, but no actual victims yet."
Sufficient_Focus
On Her Own...
"When the school called me because my kid was smart enough to buy a 20 dollar bag of candy, and start nickel and diming it for a profit to other students.
"The whole economic system is based on this very principle. My 7th grader figured out how to make a buck. On her own."
"I insisted on entering the science fair using this scenario as a social experiment. She's thinking about it."
Junior_Interview5711
Zoned Out
"A lot of zoning violations that are more about aesthetics such as having unregistered cars in your yard, not painting your house a certain color, too many or not enough plants, other stupid things that aren't hurting anything other than your nosy neighbor's feelings."
"I agree with zoning for health and safety. But just for showiness, it's not hurting anything. If they don't like my house and yard don't look. Mind your own business."
llcucf80
Simple Stuff
Bored Paul Rudd GIFGiphyMere possession of pretty much anything. If something is considered dangerous/bad, the crime lies in how it’s used, not simply possessing it."
lawontheside
Well, these really were some interesting cases.
Do you have any other victimless crimes you'd like to pose? Let us know in the comments.
I hate anatomy. They should have taught us more in high school. No?
Sensitive
Sad Baby GIF by BounceGiphy"It’s overwhelmingly sensitive mid and post orgasm."
Aethelstan-
Stuck...
"It sometimes sticks to our thighs and we have to take a big step to unstick them."
wetlettuce42
"Women have to rearrange the furniture sometimes too."
ZTwilight
"I’m going to be watching every single man walk now and when they take a big step I’m gonna know that it's is stuck to their thighs."
Arkady2009
Cartilage
"A lot of penises naturally harden in a certain direction. I’ve had multiple partners that love to mess around and pull on it when hard. It's a very odd and uncomfortable sensation. Best thing I can compare it to is pushing the cartilage in your nose in the wrong direction, but a lot more sensitive. Guys may not react a lot, but at least ask if stuff feels weird."
Die_woofer
Fragile
Schitts Creek Pain GIF by CBCGiphy"That thin bit of stretched skin connecting the shaft and head from below… it's easy to rip, so please be careful down there."
Xylophonewarrior
Well that last one is terrifying. Even I didn't know that.
Waterworks
Episode 4 Swimming GIF by HeelsGiphy"It floats in water."
Reddit-username_here
"I mostly use the shower and don’t use the bathtub but a few years ago I did and found that it was floating lmao. It was hella funny when I discovered it."
wasabiEatingMoonMan
Bad Mix
"It doesn't always get along with antidepressants. It's not you, the medication can cause lower libido or none at all, with or without various erectile dysfunctions, at random times for some, all the time for others."
SquizzleSE
"Penis-bearer with ADHD on Vyvanse (dexamphetamine) - correct. It skyrockets the libido but makes it harder to maintain/achieve an erection."
"Cialis/viagra counters that by enabling easier blood flow though so there's definitely solutions to most problems that are results of other medications unwanted side effects except perhaps anorgasmia somewhat commonly caused by antidepressants."
SquizzleSE
SURPRISE!!
"I've seen women say 'don't mess with me if your stick doesn't extend past your testicles when flaccid.' This is a misunderstanding of growers and show-ers. A show-er is obviously as big as he shows with a relative few cm difference. A grower can really surprise you, starting as a button and ending as a bratwurst."
TheRealMekkor
“not ready”
"He has own mind. We can’t control the erection. He can increase in size up to 3 times from 'not ready' position. So when u see it’s 'not ready' and it looks small, just wait, there is still good chances."
Okkaaaaaey
"The 'multiplier' is different. Some are a shower, where they are big flaccid, and don't increase a lot when getting hard. Some are growers, but can be like 3 times as big erect as flaccid."
Not_Like_Equals_Gay
Terror
The Big Bang Theory Reaction GIFGiphy"Anxiety erections are a thing; I’m terrified of this exam tomorrow, I’m not horny."
tartar-buildup
Erections. It's always about the erections.
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But there are some activities that have no reason for being an obstacle in the first place—like successfully taking off a price tag from an article of clothing without unraveling a loose thread, figuring out taxes, or just making friends.
"What's something that should be easier than it is?"
These seemingly simple concepts shouldn't be nerve-wracking to figure out.
Form Of Risk Management
"Insurance. The concept itself seems so simple but actually going through it trying to understand is just ridiculous to me."
– KeepMyMomOutOfthis
Forming Bonds
"Making friends."
– fireball2294
"Keeping friends."
– 3sponge
Time To Snooze
"Falling asleep."
– Dork_from_New_York
"And on a similar note, putting a newborn baby to sleep. It's ridiculous how difficult it is to put - and keep - a newborn baby to sleep."
– orange_cuse
Relocating
"Moving. It's absolutely f'king stressful."
– TheBrassDancer
These tactile efforts shouldn't require much skill.
Pesky Adhesive
"Removing a label from jar. That goddamn glue! What it's made of?!"
– MiloMaybeLolz
Copy That
"Printers."
"Printer technology hasn't changed since the 1990s. Communication between a computer and a printer is still using drivers that haven't been modified in decades. You still get weird print queue problems, you still get instances where your computer can't find your printer."
"It shouldn't be this hard to just print a piece of paper."
– whomp1970
Getting To The Good Stuff
"Opening a fruit cup without spilling it everywhere."
– XawesomepersonX
Mechanical Hazard
"Changing the headlamp in a car."
"In our old 07 Focus the process was simple, the execution was made difficult."
"Awkward spot and there was a small jagged piece of metal sticking out somewhere. I could change it, but would always end up with a bloodied hand."
– Jmen4Ever
The process of going through protocol is understandable, but not when it doesn't work out in our favor.
Dealing With Customer Service
"Calling any number of customer service lines. If I actually get through to someone, after waiting for 30 minutes, it often ends in them hanging up on me."
– herdevineMajority
This Isn't Working Out
"Canceling a gym membership."
– uhohoreolas
"I had to get a doctor's note to end a gym membership early once. I had to make a useless appointment and everything, my doctor was pissed but he wrote the note."
– Keri2816
Getting To Know You
"F'king job interviews. That is IF you manage to get invited to one!"
– urbansamurai13
For me, getting out of bed is a mentally taxing process.
It sounds simple on paper—unfurling the bed covers, swinging my legs over onto the floor and standing up. But every morning, when it's time to get my day started, I struggle with getting myself out of bed.
"I can sleep for a few more minutes...I have to get this done, though...I have to pee...maybe I'll pee right here...I need coffee...I have to make it, though...maybe I'll skip work"—are just examples of the conversations I may or may not have had in my head.
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People Explain Which Things Are Actually Easier To Create Than To Destroy
The beginning is always easy.
The end is always an issue.
That's why it's the end. Final.
I've always found that true about writing.
Where else does it apply?
Redditor JimmyJoeJoe__ wanted to discuss all the things that are way too easy to begin. They asked:
Tasks that drain your energy always start strong. But that finish is drama.
I heard...
"Rumors."
Back2Bach
"I don’t know about that. Fleetwood Mac put a lot of time and effort into that album and you can just snap it with your bare hands if you barely try."
willthethrill4700
What you owe...
"Debt."
Berniethedog
"As a person with student debt, I feel this on a spiritual level 😭."
meandering_simpleton
"Make sure to refinance your loans now! With inflation at its highest in 40 years they are likely to raise interests rates so I’d suggest consolidating your loans and get a fixed rate if you’re on a variable rate now. I just went from high 6% variable arp to 3.22% fixed!! Saving me literally thousands in interest. And this was only for my non-federal loans totalling around 71,000, I suspect the government has a plan for these fed loans."
LysolLounge
It'll only get worse...
"Anxiety."
theletterQfivetimes
"This is so true. A couple of years ago I started having a permanent feeling of dizziness. Like, all of the time. Not even lying in bed would help. I went to see a couple of doctors and they all said 'yeah, you're having problems with your inner ear.' They prescribed me medication for that but it didn't really work. I spent a long, long time like this and even got used to it."
"Turns out it was anxiety. But I just realised it when I had a burst of daily panic attacks over the course of two (horrible) weeks. I didn't even know it could have something in common. Later I was told by my therapist that anxiety can manifest itself in a lot of uncommon ways like dizziness, memory problems, ringing of the ears, feeling cold all the time, etc."
"It's awful. So, I guess it's better to listen to your body and get help whenever you feel something different even though it could feel harmless. Time will only worsen anxiety."
wxnderingcat
Body Issues
"Body fat."
EerieArizona
"I can’t lose the muscle I gained when I used to work out now I just have thick thighs for life. I wish I could work out and lose fat but not get too yoked. Running is also not ideal because it loses stomach fat for me, but the leg fat kind of just stays around. I’m a dude with a weird body."
REDDIT
"destroy"
"Plastic."
Carbonatite
"I guess it depends on how you define destroy right? To 'destroy' most stuff you just gotta like snap it in half or break it or something, which is definitely easier for a piece of plastic than creating it."
BurpYoshi
Those are great examples. Rumors. So true. You can't unring a bell.
Destruction
"Children."
Simple-Definition366
"There's one way to create them, but tons of ways to destroy them."
DeathSpiral321
I don't know for sure...
"Conspiracy theory."
I_Lick_Bananas
"That's what they want you to think."
CB-CKLRDRZEX-JKX-F
"Honestly the long term successful conspiracy theories are usually pretty sophisticated, but those are just a small fraction. Conspiracy theories are an incredibly interesting phenomenon to study evolution."
Single_Blueberry
People
"Humanity itself. What i mean to say is that humanity has been through so much, The crusades, the black plague, ww1 and 2. Humanity are vicious little monkeys that are incredibly hard to kill while yes nukes are a easy answer, mutually assured destruction isn't exactly a goal for any country so I doubt nukes are of any concern but that other stuff can wipe us out easily"
krusteeklown
Cemented
"A concrete sidewalk."
among_apes
"Concrete in general. People pour massive chunks (mass pour) of that not really thinking about it getting ripped up in 20 years, so often it’s a lot bigger than you’d like it to be."
HongKongBasedJesus
Flames
"A housefire."
MarsNirgal
"Fire in general."
doochebag420696969
Fire. All it takes is seconds. One match. And boom... such is life.
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